One person was killed when a DHL cargo plane carrying goods from Germany to Lithuania crashed early on Monday close to Vilnius’s airport, according to firefighters. Ausra Rutkauskien, a DHL representative, attested to the plane’s ownership.
After a cargo jet crashed on November 25, 2024, close to Vilnius International Airport, Lithuanian rescuers are working beside the debris.
The Chief of the Emergency Services and Firefighting Unit, Renatas Pozela, stated that one of the four crew members perished, adding that: “The plane was due to land at Vilnius airport and crashed a few kilometres away.”
On November 25, 2024, Lithuanian police officials were on the scene of a cargo jet crash close to Vilnius International Airport. Unknown causes caused a house to catch fire during the collision. Everyone inside the house has been evacuated, according to Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the National Crisis Management Center.
After a cargo plane crashed close to Vilnius International Airport on November 25, 2024, this image of burning goods was captured. The wreckage of a cargo plane is seen in the courtyard of a home after it crashed close to Vilnius International Airport in this November 25, 2024, photo.
